IPL 2009 news from South Africa

More than half of the Indian Premier League has been played and still it is not clear that which four team will enter in the semis of IPL 2009. All the matches are really exciting to watch. Two most costly palyers in the Indian Premier League 2009 Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Piterson (playing for Royal Bangalore Challenge RCB) has not played as per the expectation. In the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team is almost out of the tournament after six consecutive loses. The main problem with Kolkata Knight Rider is that they don't have good finisher. They need someone who can hold his breathe till the end of the game. It is reported in some of the Cricket Articles that Kolkata Knight Riders captain Mc Cullum (New Zealand wicket keeper) will resign as captain after the poor performance of Kolkata Knight Riders. England and West Indies players in the IPL 2009 are returning back to their country for playing for their country.

In the other Cricket News, Australia beaten Pakistan by 3-2 and won the series in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan won the first match of the series but they couldn't continue it for long. In the ICC Cricket Ranking, top three countries are South Africa, India and Australia in the 3rd position. Back to Indian Premiere League 2009, every team is putting their best effort to enter in the semis. I am also very excited about it who will win the IPL 2009 series and I am also playing online Fantasy Cricket. It's really a fun to play.

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IPL 2009

IPL 2009 (Indian Premiere League) 2009

IPL 2009 (Indian Premier League) for the year 2009 will be sponsored by DLF this year so it will be know as DLF IPL 2009. Last year in 2008, it was inaugrated by BCCI . This year, it starts from 10th April and it will continue till 29th May. The other rules, Teams ans Game format will be the same as IPL 2008. Auction for players for IPL 2009 was held on 06th February 2009 in Goa.

Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool A
IPL Player Name IPL Team IPL Base Price IPL Auction Price
Kevin Pietersen Bangalore Royal Challengers US$ 1.35 million US$ 1.55 million
JP Duminy Mumbai Indians IPL Team US$ 300,000 US$ 950,000
Andrew Flintoff Chennai Super Kings US$ 950,000 US$ 1.55 million
Shaun Tait Rajasthan Royals Team US$ 250,000 US$ 375,000

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool B
Paul Collingwood Delhi Daredevils US$ 250,000 US$ 275,000
Fidel Edwards Deccan Chargers US$ 150,000 US$ 150,000
Owais Shah Delhi Daredevils US$ 150,000 US$ 275,000

Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin and Chamara Kapugedara were unsold.

Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool C
Thilan Thushara Chennai Super Kings US$ 100,000 US$ 140,000
Jesse Ryder Bangalore Royal Challengres US$ 100,000 US$ 160,000
Tyron Henderson Rajasthan Royals US$ 100,000 US$ 650,000
Ravi Bopara Kings XI Punjab US$ 150,000 US$ 450,000

Kyle Mills Mumbai Indians US$ 150,000 US$ 150,000
Ashwell Prince, Phil Jaques, Andre Nel, Luke Wright and Nuwan Kulasekara were unsold.

Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool D
Jerome Taylor Kings XI Punjab US$ 150,000 US$ 150,000
Mohammad Ashraful Mumbai Indians US$ 75,000 US$ 75,000
Dwayne Smith Deccan Chargers US$ 100,000 US$ 100,000

Samit Patel, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne van Wyk, Steven Smith, Ashley Noffke, Gulam Bodi and Daren Powell were unsold.

Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool E
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Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2009 Auction Players from Pool F
Mashrafe Mortaza Kolkata Knight Riders US$ 50,000 US$ 600,000
George Bailey Chennai Super Kings US$ 50,000 US$ 50,000
Yusuf Abdulla, Daniel Harris, Kemar Roach, Aaron Bird, Michael Dighton, Michael Hill and Brett Geeves were unsold players

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